O God, Thy power is wonderful

Representative Text

1 O God, Thy power is wonderful,
Thy glory passing bright;
Thy wisdom, with its deep on deep,
A rapture to the sight.
I see Thee in th’eternal years
In glory all alone,
Ere round Thine uncreated fires
Created light had shone.

2 I see Thee walk in Eden’s shade,
I see Thee all through time;
Thy patience and compassion seem
New attributes sublime.
I see Thee when the doom is o’er,
And outworn time is done,
Still, still incomprehensible,
O God, yet not alone.

3 Angelic spirits, countless souls,
Of Thee have drunk their fill;
And to eternity will drink
Thy joy and glory still.
O little heart of mine! shall pain
Or sorrow make thee moan,
When all this God is all for thee,
A Father all thine own?

Source: Gloria Deo: a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for Public Worship in all Departments of the Church #75

Author: Frederick W. Faber

Raised in the Church of England, Frederick W. Faber (b. Calverly, Yorkshire, England, 1814; d. Kensington, London, England, 1863) came from a Huguenot and strict Calvinistic family background. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and ordained in the Church of England in 1839. Influenced by the teaching of John Henry Newman, Faber followed Newman into the Roman Catholic Church in 1845 and served under Newman's supervision in the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. Because he believed that Roman Catholics should sing hymns like those written by John Newton, Charles Wesley, and William Cowpe, Faber wrote 150 hymns himself. One of his best known, "Faith of Our Fathers," originally had these words in its third stanza: "Faith of Our Fathers! Mary'… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: O God, Thy power is wonderful
Author: Frederick W. Faber
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

NOEL (Sullivan)

The tune NOEL (also used at 185) is also known as EARDISLEY or GERARD. Arthur Seymour Sullivan (b Lambeth, London. England. 1842; d. Westminster, London, 1900) adapted this traditional English melody (probably one of the variants of the folk song "Dives and Lazarus"), added phrases of his own to rec…

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DUNDEE (Ravenscroft)

DUNDEE first appeared in the 1615 edition of the Scottish Psalter published in Edinburgh by Andro Hart. Called a "French" tune (thus it also goes by the name of FRENCH), DUNDEE was one of that hymnal's twelve "common tunes"; that is, it was not associated with a specific psalm. In the Psalter Hymnal…

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BARNBY (Barnby 12346)


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Church Hymnal, Mennonite #53

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #53

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #d376

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Devotional hymns #S11

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Gloria Deo #75

Hymnal of the Evangelical Church. Word ed. #d513

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #125

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Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #125

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Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #75

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Hymns of the Church, Ancient and Modern #326

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Isles of Shoals Hymn Book and Candle Light Service #196

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Laudes Domini #272

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Laudes Domini #125

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New Manual of Praise #10

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #1453

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Songs for the Lord's House #92

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Songs of the Soul #423

The American Hymnal #d390

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The Choral Hymnal #44

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The Church and Home Hymnal #20

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The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs" #19

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The Emory Hymnal #249

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The English Hymnal #451

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The English Hymnal #451

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The Evangelical Hymnal #54

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The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #106

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The Evangelical Hymnal. Text edition #54

The Friends' Hymnal #d436

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The Friends' Hymnal, a Collection of Hymns and Tunes for the Public Worship of the Society #a75

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The Hymn Book of the Free Methodist Church #37

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The Methodist Hymnal (Text only edition) #87

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The Methodist Hymnal #87

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The New Laudes Domini #294

Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d273

Unity Hymns and Chorals. Rev and enl. with Service Elements #d192

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Worship Song #24

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